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Nick McCarthy

Nick McCarthy

Mercy for dad who took £55k

A DESPERATE dad who stole more than £55,000 from Snow Hill train station was given a suspended jail sentence by a judge who took pity on him. Read

Change the law for Cerys Edwards

THE Birmingham Mail today joins forces with the parents of car crash victim Cerys Edwards in a bid to change the law. Read

Birmingham bingo caller named runner up

A BIRMINGHAM bingo caller who took up the job by accident has been named runner-up in a competition to find the best caller in the UK. Read

Drama as man trapped in a bin lorry

A MAN narrowly escaped being crushed to death in a Birmingham bin lorry today - after falling asleep in a rubbish skip. Read

MP joins fight on Post Office axe threat

BIRMINGHAM MP John Hemming says the Government should “call an immediate halt” to the “big mistake” of closing Second City post offices. Read

Annual Dragon Boat Race held in Brindleyplace

BANKERS, lawyers and accountants battled it out on Birmingham’s canals at the city’s annual charity Chinese Dragon Boat Race in Brindleyplace. Read

Thousands flock to Sutton Coldfield Carnival

THOUSANDS of people flocked for a free three-day summer bonanza at the Sutton Coldfield Carnival. Read

Murray Walker honoured in Walk of Stars

BIRMINGHAM-born Formula One legend Murray Walker said it was “beyond his wildest dreams” to have his name added to the Broad Street’s Walk of Stars. Read

War hero’s medal goes for £211,000

A VICTORIA Cross awarded to a brave, modest Birmingham soldier who made an “extraordinary protracted one-man stand” during World War One sold for £211,725 at auction. Read

Starve case girl: No funeral yet

THE family of a seven-year-old Birmingham girl who allegedly starved to death have been told that her body still cannot be released for her funeral. Read

Family heartbreak over ‘suspicious’ death of ‘loving’ woman

THE heartbroken husband of a woman whose badly burnt body was found in a Birmingham house with a ligature around her neck today said: “she was my whole life.” Read

Five jailed for emptying pension pot of £2.9m

FIVE men were jailed for a total of 26 years in 2004 for emptying the Cheney fund of £2.9 million in less than four weeks. Read

Bingo halls chiefs gamble on ‘casino’

THREE large Birmingham bingo halls may be trying to use loopholes in the law to turn themselves into “mini-casinos” filled with gambling machines. Read

Dad ambushed while son suffered asthma attack

A BIRMINGHAM man told today how he was threatened by four knife-wielding men while his three-year-old son was having an asthma attack. Read

WWI officer Hero Herbert’s honour under the hammer

A VICTORIA Cross awarded to a brave Birmingham soldier who made an “extraordinary protracted one-man stand” during World War I is expected to fetch £180,000 when it is auctioned off later this month. Read

Mother accused of fake 'baby snatch' at city hospital

A MOTHER-of-two was accused of stealing her own child from a Birmingham hospital when she was caught up in an abduction training exercise. Read

Tycoon will pay for war heroes visit for D-Day anniversary

AN advertising tycoon born and brought up in Birmingham is stumping up his own cash to send D-Day heroes from the West Midlands back to the beaches of Normandy. Read

Conman escapes from jail

A CRUEL Birmingham conman who was jailed for tricking a Good Samaritan out of £237,000 with a string of outrageous lies is today on the run after escaping from prison. Read

New home for statue of Brum's first MP

A STATUE which honours Birmingham’s first MP is to be moved out of Sparkbrook – because of repeated vandal attacks. Read

Killer quizzed over death of ex-wife

A CONVICTED city killer who was jailed 10 years ago for stabbing a man to death is being quizzed over the suspected murder of his ex-wife. Read

Author Profile

Nick McCarthy was born and raised in Birmingham and he joined the Birmingham Mail in 2007. He joined the weekly Sutton Coldfield News in 2004 and qualified as a senior journalist in 2006. Before working as a journalist he completed an undergraduate degree in sport and a masters degree in sociology.

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